Mental Health - December 2007

I spent the past two years only studying. If you count the number of times I went out you find they are less than ten times. I almost never go out except to the university and back to home. I used to study like 12 hours per day. I got so sick and I am now exhausted. I have final exams but I can't open the books. I had my first final exam on friday, it went very well but I have been trying to study for my next exam for two days and I can't. Whenever, I see the book, I get so sleepy and I lay down.
I feel lazy, tired, depressed. I don't have friends. I mean I have friends at university but I never go out with them or phone them. We are just like school mates. I feel so lonely. I just want to sleep. I don't want to eat anything.
I have headaches, bone pain, chest pain, stomach ache and I can't breath well. I have to study. I don't want to lose my high GPA but at the same time, I am tired tired tired. I can't see the books. I just want to talk with somebody

What should I do?
Thanks

2007-12-09 14:33:25 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

My father is in his mid-50's. He used to drink alot when he was in his 30's, He smokes cigars at least 3-5 times a week, and he has a very stressful job.

About a year or 2 ago he told my family that he has problems remembering things, nothing too important.

Recently he has been having these episodes where he is in the middle of doing something and he stop and his mind goes blank and starts making a clicking sound with his mouth. Myself or another memeber of the family usually have to gently nudge him & yell "Dad!" a couple of times before he sanps out of it.

Sometimes he tries to talk when this occours but it all comes out as gibberish.

When he comes to, he forgets where he is, or how he got there for a short period of time.

He's been to the Doctor many times & they say it's nothing, but I was wondering if anyone knows what disorder the symtptoms are associated with.

2007-12-09 14:06:06 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

I've been feeling crummy for some years now but I'm not sure whether thats considered depressed. Do you also know how to get treatment for depression?

2007-12-09 13:21:12 · 6 answers · asked by Billa Bong 3

2007-12-09 13:11:07 · 5 answers · asked by nanner 2

I talked to my mom today and she told me that she is worried about my dad. He is having a hard time keeping dates straight. She said even if he has just talked to someone he is unsure if it was on Monday or Tuesday or at 12:00 or 3:00 that they were supposed to meet, for example. This is very unlike him. He is normally a very detail oriented person. He is going to be 60 in April. Right now he does have a lot going on too (just finished building a house, really busy at work, holidays). Do you think this is just normal stress/aging or could it be something more? I can't stress how unlike him it is to forget these kinds of things.

2007-12-09 13:00:15 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

I'm a 20 year old guy , and I live in Holland. I've been so depressed.I used to live on the island of Curacao . I had a "life" there , a car , was going to college. My biggest dream, was to finish my degree in IT , then go to Cuba or Puerto Rico , to study and pursue a carreer in music. Things weren't going so well in college, i lacked motivation so I decided to come here and live on my own , and finish college here in Holland. Been a year now, and I'm so depressed. I got no life here, I never go out, I don't got any friends. I was thinking of going back to my island and get college over with , so I can work on my dream of hopefully become a prof. musician. My dad don't like that idea so much, cuz he sais i'm in Europe now, and I got a once in a lifetime opportunity to explore the world outside Curacao. But the thing is, I don't feel comfortable here in Holland. Of course I wanna explore the world, that's what life's all about.But I'm young right? I don't know what to do, please help.

2007-12-09 12:55:27 · 3 answers · asked by mrmafiosso 1

Okay, so, before I started Prozac, I had extreeeeme mood swings, lost many friends, and acquaintances. Generally they were, Over joyful, making me annoying, uh, extra depressed, and then extreme anger, but then I got Prozac and after a while, my mood swings began to act normal, the average hormonal mood swings, but now, again, that I'm out, they've returned. Badly.
So I'm wondering, I don't see how Prozac could block out hormonal mood swings, only maybe help with my unnatural ones. So, could this mean, maybe I am Bipolar?
I also do have many symptoms of Bipolar such as,
Extreme irritability, Decreased need for sleep, More talkative than usual, Racing thoughts, Impaired judgment, Depressed mood, Loss of interest or pleasure, Sleep changes, Fatigue or loss of energy, Self-loathing, Concentration problems. And maybe more.

Thank you. ^^

2007-12-09 12:45:20 · 6 answers · asked by Winter/Xehanort J 1

AM SO SICK WITH EVERYTHING! EVERY SINGLE DAMM THING I DID ALWAYS A MISTAKE! 1MINUTE AM ORDINARY AND THE OTHER MINUTE AM TOTALLY DIFFERENT PERSON..ALL I FEEL IS HATRED & VENGENCE. PEOPLE AROUND ME SAYING THAT AM A RETARD AND ATTENTION SEEKER, FORGODSAKE I AM! CAUSE ALL ALONG NONE GAVE A DAMM BOUT ME!NONE! AM SUCH A LOSER THAT DESERVE A BLADE AROUND MY NECK AND DEAD!!! AM SO..LOST AND I REALLY NEED SOME SERIOUS ADVISE. PLEASE..AM BEGGING PEOPLE OUT THERE. I DON'T WISH TO REACT FOOLISH THING UNLESS I GOT NO CHOICE... I APPRECIATE FOR ANY KIND PEOPLE OUTHERE TO HELP ME.

2007-12-09 12:43:26 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

that will help me not to have a car sick ? because when ever i get in any one vehicals i end up having a big car sick. i want to know is there anything can not make me feel alike that when iam on the road.

2007-12-09 12:36:36 · 3 answers · asked by statecalifornia2009 7

where do i start? when i look at my son (6 y o) i feel i need to do more... but am not able...i felt extreamly bad afterward. i know my condition will affect my son...so i tried and tried to shake it off...but not quite successful...and i knew about medication and such....but am skeptical. any insight? thank you.

2007-12-09 12:32:38 · 11 answers · asked by etienne z 1

why do people have them?
does everyone get them sooner or later?
what do they feel like?
what are you thinking while youre having one?
what happends when you do have one?

ive seen this one girl have one one time.
but she's just like, weird.
i think it mightve been for attention..
do you think theyre made up in your mind?

2007-12-09 12:30:56 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

How to feel myself to joy?

2007-12-09 12:09:08 · 1 answers · asked by MT 1

In the last 10 months I usually sleep at 3 AM or 4 AM,
and I wake up at 7AM.
The reason why I sleep that late, is because i simply cant fall asleep, I feel like so awake!
I need to change this bad habbit.
What should I do?
I need Sleep!

2007-12-09 12:05:46 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-12-09 11:46:57 · 8 answers · asked by Paulus 6

Is it possible to have Asperger's Syndrome and only have an average intelligence?

2007-12-09 11:14:46 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

i suffer anxiety attacks. i have wrote in and have been told to exercise and eat right which i have been doing. i take medication (which kinda helps) but would like to know what i can do when i feel like an attack happens. i feel alright some of the time but it makes me feel depressed alot. i havent worked in almost 2 1/2 years and i struggle just to leave my house. i also go to counciling once a week. i feel like if i can just control my mind and focus my mind o other things it will help me. i have a very supportive family and live in a great city.(austin). i just want to get my life back on track and find some good help close by. ive tried the best i can with the advise given to me. it seems like for every one good day i have i have two bad days to follow. it makes me feel suicidal and like i am being punished for something i did. i know im a good person person with a good heart, so maybe i can get some answers and help through this site.

2007-12-09 10:30:28 · 6 answers · asked by vaughn favrua 6

I've been told that my son is in the high range when tested for ADHD, and he does seem to fit the bill with regards to the symptoms, so I've been looking into it. I understand that children who have ADHD take longer to understand things and can't differentiaite what is and isn't unacceptable at times, and so they can be wrongly labelled 'naughty'. I've tried to find out information about treatments and therapy, but there is little to be found. I'd like to know how to go about getting my son to understand his unacceptable behaviour. The usual discipline techniques do not seem to register with my son at all. I've tried time out on the step, sending him to bed, taking away toys, positive reinforcement with a star and treat system, the works! But nothing seems to work with him. What techniques should I use to get through to him with regards to discipline? I've read that telling off a child with ADHD will make things worse, so what should I do? It's so hard getting through to him.

2007-12-09 10:25:15 · 3 answers · asked by loopyannielou 3

Even all of those mothers who have microwaved or drowned their babies have been on those uptake inhibitor things.
When are we going to ban these aweful drugs?

2007-12-09 10:12:03 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

I hate my job.
I hate the work, the people - everything.
I am sick of crying in the toilets and being stressed and angry all the time.

I want to leave but the thing is that I don't know what I want to do.

Has anyone been through this before? Any adivce? What did you do?

Should I leave and get a crappy job until I find out what it is I want to do?

I don't think I can do this for much longer :(

2007-12-09 09:51:25 · 36 answers · asked by Alexis 2

im in torment.....in two minds....wanting to give up, find some unit or supported housing place, out of the city, away from multiculturalism...in a small village area...like a home where all my responsibilities were taken away, i was living around others and i was being taken care of......didnt have to face up to the harshnesses of my life.

im 30 years old, i live alone in a one bedroom flat on sickness benifits in cheshire.
i have borderline personality disorder and everyday of my life is struggle. ive never ever made no friends in life....never been in a relationship ever...never been employed....never gained any qualifications......ive suffered tremendously in my life....sexual abuse...attacks...victimization...bullying....i have a criminal record for assault that happened years ago.

im trying to seek help, im wanting a 2nd opinion, because im worried i have PTSD along with the borderline personality disorder, plus my present psychiatrist wont give me any medication

2007-12-09 09:49:48 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

When you are depressed, do you succumb to the feelings and just lay in bed until it passes? Do you force yourself to do something? What is the best way you have found to help yourself start living again? What if you had no one to talk to about it because you were disabled and couldn't leave the house so you had no friends at all? What would you do?

2007-12-09 09:44:45 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

i'm 20 and got really depressed about 2 months ago for no certain reason (even though i had always been really sensitive and filosophical). i just woke up one day with a strange 'spacy' feeling (i can compare it with being on drugs even though i've never tried) and anxiety. later on i started crying almost all the time and felt totally hopeless and like nothing made sense anyomore. i was really scared of what was happening to me and at some point -even of my own thoughts. my doctor precribed me seroxat but i was too scared to take it and stopped after 2 days. is there anyone who was once in severe depression and really beat it?? what is the best antidepresant?? help me pls. i feel like dieing anytime (but im also too scared to kill myself).... :(

2007-12-09 09:38:07 · 19 answers · asked by girl,depressed 1

i need to no some ways to help these i dont no weather there linked but
1) i always feel everone is looking at me and when i try to ignore it and look away more eyes grab my atention.

2)i am scared to go to places like the toillet in public and anywere that is crowded and i like being bymyself lystening to music

3)when ime in school i worrie at the register to say yes sir about my voice and i keep thinking people are talking about me behind myback.

anyone no what it is or how to help it

2007-12-09 09:24:23 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

I'm 16 and i have really really bad anxiety and im on Cymbalta and i go to a phycyatrist but im scared that its not working. is it possible to like die from anxiety or something? please helpp haha

2007-12-09 08:05:52 · 21 answers · asked by waddafx 2

i'm 20 and in big depression and sometimes totally lose my faith in getting over it:( my doctor prescribed me seroxat but i was too scared to take it and stopped after 2 days. is there anyone who really beat depression thanks to antidepressants???? :(

2007-12-09 08:00:26 · 17 answers · asked by girl,depressed 1

2007-12-09 07:56:47 · 8 answers · asked by tlldob 4

My husband can't keep a job so I am wanting him to go back to school and finish his degree so he will have some security, instead of getting laid off from factories all of the time. I hate being the provider. I am a teacher and I am constantly anxious and stressed out. I see a counselor and psychiatrist. I am on all sorts of medications for Bipolar. It is hard to get out of bed to take a shower, let alone go to work. I just wish I could stay home forever and never have to see anyone again. I see my doctor tomorrow and this is a bad time of year to feel this way. I just feel stuck in a job I hate and now I have to start on my Master's degree next semester and I don't want to do that either. So I just lay around and worry all the time. I don't enjoy anything. I really worry all the time and feel sick to my stomach. I feel I will never have anything in life ever......

2007-12-09 05:30:48 · 16 answers · asked by just julie 6

And how is it different to normal depression?

If anyone had/has it, what's it like?

Thanks.

2007-12-09 04:48:15 · 8 answers · asked by ? 2

I know that some of you will judge me and some of you will not but I am 3 months pregnant with my thrid child. Since I have been pregnant with this child I am very depressed and even suicidal. I have talked to my sister and to my husband. But I feel like this depression will not leave me. I know that suicide is not the way to go and that I need to think of my family but sometimes I think that they would be better off without me. The only reason that I have not done anything to myself so far is because my unborn child does not deserve to go with me. I am hoping that when my child is born that this depression will pass. But I suffered with post partum depression after my other two boys were born. And I suffered alone. I am not sure when it went away I just don't know what to do anymore.

2007-12-09 03:47:19 · 23 answers · asked by Proud Mommy 2

my mom says she is taking me to the doc. because I am physco.just because i cry when i don't understand my homework(I'm 11)She also says I DON'T love her because i disrespectr her.i some times ssay im sorry and a few times i told her why i did it.What will the doc.do to me or ask me .I also still pee the bed but not on purpose is theat weird?

2007-12-09 03:40:45 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous